Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,296, William Goold, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Goold, William
N. 24,296
Gould,
Mehitable
CONTENTS
[Ruled lines for entry]
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18, 853
New York
William Gould 2 nd
of Washington in the State of New York who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Long of the No Hampshire line, for the term of one year 76-77 on a furlough
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Dec 1822 and sent to Charles F. Ingalls Greenwich N. York
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1822 421.33
Semi ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1823 48
52 mo 20/ 8 30
416
5.83
421.33
409.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
may 1. 1820
108

✓ 4541 New York alb
J. H. B. Smith Feb 20th 1845
Mehitable Gould widow of William Gould who was a private in the No. H. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the twentieth day of Jany 1844 and sent to
A. W. Loper Batavia Genesee Co. NY
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 117.

State of New Hampshire Town Clerks Office Roxbury N. Kingston Sept. 28, 1838
"William Gould of Salisbury & Mehitable Meagorn of this town married November seventeen hundred and eighty five."
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows," Novr 1785."
Samuel Webster Town Clerk of the Town of Kingston,
I Samuel Webster above named, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of Kingston in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me,
Samuel Webster Town Clerk of the town of Kingston,
Roxbury N. Sept. 28, 1838
Sworn to before me, the day and year above written William Badger Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that the said Samuel Webster is a credible witness — William Badger Just. Peace

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss
I, J. B. Hill Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County hereby certify that William Badger Esq is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and that the signatures purporting to be his to the within certificates are in his own proper hand writing, and are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Superior Court of Judicature this twenty fifth day of December Anno Domini 1838.
J. B. Hill Clerk J. H. Rockingham County N.H.

5613
Widow
4346
Abigail Gould
Declaration
+Proof
Marr'd 14. Nov 1787 Husband died 11 Sept. 1837
M. Soper, Atty,
Batavia
Col Long - N.Y. Capt Timothy Clements - of Hampshire Line
Col Long - N.Y.
Admitted
Private 12 months

Declaration —
State of New York } Genesee County } ss. On this fifth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace of said County Mchitable Gould, a resident of the town of Darien in said County aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of William Gould, late of the town of Cambridge in the County of Washington in the said State of New York who was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States but the particulars of his service she cannot state and who was a Pensioner of the United States under the Act of 1818. —
She further declares that she was married to the said William Gould on the fourteenth day of November in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five in the town of Kingston, Rensselaer County, New Hampshire That her husband the aforesaid William Gould died on the eleventh day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three — That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seven- teen hundred and ninety four, viz at the town

above stated.
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before the Judges in open Court.
Her Notchitable * Gold mark
W. W. Dofier. Clerk

State of New York } Greene County } ss. Lydia Gould, of the town of Danieo in said county, being sworn says that she is aged thirty nine years and is the daughter of William Gould, late of Cambridge, Washington County, N.Y. and his present widow, Abigail Gould. That she was present at the death of her father, the said William Gould, who died on the 11 th September 1833. That the said Abigail Gould ever since the death of her husband the said William Gould, has remained and still is a widow and further the said Lydia Gould saith not. — And Julius Williams of said town of Danieo, being sworn says that he is aged 49 years and has been acquainted with William Gould and his present widow Abigail Gould for more than twenty five years and married their oldest daughter — that the said Abigail Gould ever since the death of her husband the said William Gould has remained and still is a widow. — and further the deponent saith not. —
Sworn and subscribed
the 5 th February 1839 before me
by Lydia Gould and Julius
Williams, who are credible witnesses and their statement is entitled to credit. —
Lydia Gould Julius Williams
James D Merrill J. Peace
State of New York } Greene County } ss.
I certify that James D. Merrill was a Justice of the Peace of said county at the time of taking the foregoing affidavit and that the signature above subscribed is his hand writing. Witness my hand and Official Seal this 14 th June 1839 —
N. L. Soper. Clerk

State of New York Washington County ss Be it remembered that on the 29 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two William Gould of the Town of Cornbridge in the County of Washington appeared in the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington in open court the same being a court of Record for proceeding according to the course of Common Law established as such by the constitution and laws of this state keeping a record of its proceedings I having a seal and took and subscribed and produced to the said Court the following oath.
I William Gould do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what

is contained in the Secularist's Annual and by me subscribed. William Good
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court August 29 1822 Mr D. D. Davis (Clerk)

Schedule of the whole estate and income of William Good of the Town of Cambridge in the County of Washington (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted)
  1 Table 12/ 6 chairs 16/ $3.50   3 Beds and bedding $36 36 —   3 Spinning Wheels & Reel 6 —   1 Loom 20/ 1 Iron Kettle 4/ 3 —   1 Pot and dish Kettle 4/ one Hoigh pan 2/ 75   1 Frying pan 35   1 Bed & bedding 10 —   6 chairs 4/ 1 Table 8/ 2 chests 8/ 6 —   2 Looking glasses 4/ 3 Axes 10/ 1 75   1 Ox & Harness 10/ 1 Ox Yoke 2 chains 24/ 4 25   1 Plough & 1 Ox cart and waggon 16 50   Scythes rakes and Pitchforks 16/ 2 —   1 Sett of Harness 8 00   1 One horse waggon & Harness 8 00   1 Horse $20 1 Yoke of Oxen $55 75 —   2 Cows and one Heifer 35   2 Hogs 8 00   $224 10   40   178 10 
I have no other property income than my daily labor I have ten children four of which I now provide for I am sixty one year old William Good

I, Matthew D. Danvers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court: and I do further certify, that it is the Opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Two hundred and twenty four Dollars and ten cents. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Third day of October in the Year of Our Lord 1822.
M. D. Danvers Clerk

Wm. Gorlds inmate
Aug 78. to Aug 79. 1 year Clemens. Comy. along. left. or. R. line
2
The testimony required to substantiate this claim is the deposition of one disinterested witness whose credibility the magistrate who admin- isters the oath, will cer- tify. & the official char- acter & signature of the judge must be duly authenticated

State of New York } Washington County } ss
On this 15 day of April 1810—
Before me the subscriber first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington and State of New York Personally appears William Goold in the Fifty eighth year of his age resident in the town of Jackson in the County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Pension made by the late Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That the said William Goold enlisted in the Town of Haverhill in the State of New Hampshire in the New Hampshire Line as a Private Soldier on the 26 th day of August 1776 in the Company Commanded by Captain Timothy Clammons and the regiment Commanded by Colonel Patterson for the term of one year and continued to serve in the said Corps in the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment against the Common Enemy for the term of one year from and was engaged in the following Battles one at White Hall and two at Fort Ann in the State of New York and marching to Albany as one of the Guard with Prisoners and the said term of enlistment having expired he was honorably Discharged at Albany in the said State of New York but not in writing and this Deponent was Discharged on the last of August or the first September 1777 and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other Evidence in his proof of his services except what is contained in the affidavit of Noah Pearson hereunto annexed —
William Goold
Sworn this 15 th day of April 1810
Before me Anthony Blanchard First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County and State aforesaid

State of New York }
Washington County } ss to wit Noah Pearson of the Town of Cambridge in the County of Washington and State of New York being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with William Goold named in the annexed affidavit and that the said William did the said services as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and sustains a Character Good for Truth and Veracity
Noah Pearson
Sworn this 15 th day of April 1810
Before me Anthony Blanchard First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County and State upon said
I Anthony J. Blanchard First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Washington and State of New York Do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Goold did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I transmit the Proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress in such case made provided
Dated 15 th April 1810
Anthony J. Blanchard

State of New York Washington County
I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Anthony J Blanchard Esq. to whom the above certificate was made is first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County acting under the authority of the said State and that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 14th day of June 1818
D. Shepherd Clerk
William Smith Declarator

State of New York County of Washington ss.
John M c Doul of the Town of Jackson in the said County being duly Sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with William Gould the person named in the accompanying "Declaration in Order to gain a pension" that he has lived his neighbour for a number of years and that he knows that he the said William is destitute of property whereon he can rely for a living and that he is actually in need of assistance from his Country for support
Sworn the 14 th Nov r 1818 Before Me
John M c Doul
Anthony Blanchard First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington in the State of New York
State of New York Washington County ss.
I Matthew D. Dawers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Anthony S. Blanchard Esq r before whom the above affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same and still is an the First Judge of the said Court acting under the authority of the State of New York and that the above is his proper hand and signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 29 th day of August 1822.
M c D. Dawers Clerk

MMH am
December 29, 1926
Mrs. Wm. J. Sessions Hampden, Mass.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 24296 it appears that William Goold , or Gould , enlisted at Henniker, New Hampshire on August 16, 1776 , served as a private in Captain Timothy Clement's Company, Colonel Long's New Hampshire Regiment, was in a battle at White Hall and two battles at Fort Ann, New York, and was discharged the last of August or first of September 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818 while a resident of Jackson, Washington County, New York in his fifty-eighth year. He died September 11, 1833 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York.
Soldier married November 14, 1785 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Mehitable Magoon of said Kingston, and the soldier then of Salisbury. She was allowed pension on her application executed February 5, 1839 while a resident of Darien, Genesee County, New York aged seventy-four years.
In 1822 soldier had ten children. The only child whose

name is given is that of Lydia who was living in Darien, New York in 1839 aged thirty-nine years. Their eldest daughter married Julius Williams who was living in Darien, New York in 1839 aged forty-nine years.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Albany 4,346
Mehitable Gould
widow of William Gould
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 11 th Sept. 1833 of Genesee Co. in the State of N. York who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain Clement of the reg't. commanded by Col. Long in the N. Hampshire line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 40 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of Oct. 1839 and sent to N. U. Soper Batavia, N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '39 140.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st Mar. '40. 20.00
$ 160.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 2.
Clerk. Page 79

Washington Feb. 17. /45
Sir, Will you give me the necessary information in relation to the case of Mrs. Mahitola Gouca - By reference to the accompanying you will see asked what the case is
I have the honor to be
respectfully
your obedt servt
Abner Smith
Hon J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pension

Patamie, Genesee County, N.Y. December 11. 1843.
Sir,
I enclose the Declaration of Widow Abigail Gould for a Pension under the Act of March 3 d . 1843.
Yours Very Truly
H. H. Soper
Hon. James L. Edwards, Comm r of Pensions.
Washington, D. of C.

Batavia, Genesee County, N. Y.
June 25. 1839-
Dear Sir,
I have enclosed to the Pension Department Applications for Pensions for the following Widows - Ruth Benedict - Betsey Brooks - Abigail Gould - Philana Deibmo - Susannah Hubbard - Mary Povers -
You will oblige me by giving each applicant their respective chance, and making returns to me.
And much oblige
Your Ob t Serv t
Horace M. Soper
J. L. Edwards Esq - Washington -
M.C. June 19 P D " " R B " 8. B B " " S H " 4 M P " 19

Old Case 16,677 William Goold Washington 6 o N.Yk.
Charles D. Ingalls, Greenwich, N.Yk.
Recd 18 Dec: 1822
Greenwich Union Village Dec 11
to Nathan Eng Rev. at War copy of Washington Dept. of Education
Free

Sir
Inclosed are the papers of William Gault as a foundation for his claim to a pension. He has been delayed in the prosecution of his claim by the death of Lieut. Walker who engaged in the business of his business did before the completion . He still thinks he has a just claim upon government for his pension. If the papers are still deficient in any matter of form he will supply them. I wish you would have the goodness to direct an answer to me in relation to the business.
Greenwich Dec 10 th 1822
Yours &c
Charles F. Ingalls
John C. Calhoun Esq. See at Wm.
Levett to Greenwich Washington County New York.

5014
5014
Widow,
Mehitabel South's
Declaration for a
Pension -
Act. March 8 th 1843
$ 40.
H. U. Soper,
Agent.
Pocahontas
Genesee Co.
et. al.

State of New York Genesee County ss.
On this 14 th day of December 1843 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the said County, Abigail Gould, of the town of Darien in the said County of Genesee aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war: That she is the widow of William Gould who was a private in the Revolutionary war, but the particulars of his services she cannot distinctly state and refers to his proof on file in the Pension Department. That the annual amount of the Pension which she received under the act of July 7. 1838 was forty dollars.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and Subscribed Abigail X Gould on the day and year her mark. also written by the said Abigail Gould to me personally known and I certify that she made her mark as above, not being able to write an account of old age.
James R. Caton } Justice of the Peace }

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Gould or Gould a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug 16 1776 1 yr. Pvt Timothy Clemons Oliver Long N.H.                                                   
Battles engaged in, White Hall & Ticonderoga Fort Ann N.Y.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ent in Herk Co N.H.
Date of application for pension, Apr 15 1818 His el. el.
Residence at date of application, Jackson Washington Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 58 yrs. 59 yrs.
Remarks: Sol. married Nov. 14, 1785 in Kingston Rockingham Co. N.H. Me- ritable Mageon of Kingston N.H. died Sept. 11, 1833. She was at her death Feb 5, 1839 aged 74 yrs. Resident of Darien Genesee Co. N.Y. Ten chil- dren are mentioned - Names not stated except Lydia of Darien aged 39 yrs in 1839 - Their oldest daughter Maria Williams of Darien aged 49 in 1839
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

March 8, 1920.
Rec. Sec m
May I get some information regarding a soldier of the revolution from the U.S. pension dept. ? This soldier was Wm Gould, born 1760, died Sept. 11, 1833. He was from Genesee Co. N. York, probably Alexander or Darien. His widow, Mehitable Gould recd a pension until her death Feb. 19, 1848. She probably lived at Alexander, N. York.
I am trying to trace some of my relatives and have thought I might find some record of this man or his heirs, or of his wife.
Any information you can give me will be thankfully received. If there are charges for this please let me know.
Respectfully,
Mrs. H. H. Heath, Killington, Conn.

Rey  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24296
Mehitabel Gould Wid. of William Gould Rev. N. H. line
Act: March 3 rd 1843.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1920, Mar. 25 Hist. to
Mn. H. H. Heath
Killingley, Conn. Ed.
1926-Dec. 29. Hist to Mt. H. H. } Pessons MMH } (Has letter in Ch. of Welsh Stone)